Death of Ogunrombi, a trained nurse turned veteran actor, and misrepresentation in major media + how Platforms Africa stood out
Peter Oladele Fatomilola, was the first to play the role of Papa Ajasco in the Wale Adenuga’s television comedy “Papa Ajasco and Company”. He hails from Ido/Osi Local Government in Ekiti State. An actor of great substance.
Abiodun Ayoyinka followed. He is better known by the Family name Abiodun Ayoyinka, is a popular Actor. He was born on 1960, in Nigeria. He hails from Ijebu in Ogun State. Abiodun Ayoyinka entered the career as Actor In his early life after completing his formal education.
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Femi Ogunrombi was the 3rd Papa Ajasco. He was better known by his stage name Papa Ajasco though was a prolific Nigerian comic actor and musician.
He was famously known for playing the lead character in Wale Adenuga’s popular television series of the same name.
Beyond being an actor, Femi was also an accomplished singer, highlifist and trained nurse. It is due to this that he was fondly called ‘Uncle Ogurombo’ by many.
An award-winning film producer and professional Nurse, his biography on Instagram proudly reads: “Femi Ogunrombi is a composer, songwriter, an actor, and a Music Teacher. A music producer. A professional Nurse.”
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Papa Ajasco, real name Femi Ogunrombi, was born in Ille-Ife and has ties to Abeokuta in Ogun State.
He moved to Lagos in the early 1970s to pursue a career in medical nursing. Despite training at the General Hospital Ikeja, Lagos, Ogunrombi left the profession to focus on his true passion – the arts.
During his illustrious career spanning over three decades, he has served as Music Director of Nigeria’s National Troupe and Director of Studies at Pencil Film & Television Institute.
He is married with three daughters.
He died on Saturday, January 14, after a brief illness but the misrepresentation of his death in the media stirred Controversy.
With the exception of Platforms Africa and a few media, many news outlets used the name and picture of Ayoyinka, the second man to play the role of Papa Ajasco,
This prompted Ayoyinka to refute the claim in a viral video, stressing that he was hale and hearty.
Commendations, in addition to this, were showered on Platforms Africa for its professionalism in fact-checking and for standing out with no misrepresentation and misinformation on the news.
“Only Platforms Africa got the picture right. All other media that I have seen since morning including Punch online, used the picture of Ayoyinka. Kudos to Platforms Africa for standing out,” Sunday Alatise wrote on Facebook.
“I have been following Platforms Africa as my number one source of information. With truth and its distict style of writing, I can see a brighter future with Platforms Africa for journalism in Nigeria nay Africa,” Dayo Lewis added.
